PART 2

CHAPTER 5Eligibility of Afghan locally employed staff

Amendments to the 2009 Regulations

50.  In regulation 149(1) (eligible master’s, etc. students)—

(a)in paragraph (2)(a) for “and 13” substitute “, 13 and 14”;

(b)after paragraph (11D), insert—

(11E) Where—

(a)the Department determined that, by virtue of being a person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes, a person (“A”) was an eligible Master’s, etc. student in connection with—

(i)an application for support for an earlier year of the current Master’s etc. course, or

(ii)an application for support in connection with another designated Master’s etc. course from which A’s status as an eligible Master’s etc. student has been transferred to the current course; and

(b)as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support begins, the period for which the person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired,

A’s status as an eligible Master’s, etc. student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(1)

Regulation 149 was amended by S.R.s 2017 No. 43, 2018 No. 35, 2020 No. 79 and S.R. 2021 Nos. 50 and 85.